Elastic-tread horseshoe.



No. 755,779. PATENTED MAR. 29, 1904.

, H. E. IRWIN;-

' ELASTIC TREAD HORSESHOE.

UNITED STATES Patented March 29,: 1904..

: HERBERT" E. IRWIN, or GALE-SBURG,ILL1NOIS.

ELASTIC-TREAD HO'RSESHOE. g

SPEGIFIGATIONfor-ming part of Letters Patent No. 755,779, dated March 29,1904. Application filed October 28, 1903. Serial N0. 178,827. (N0 model.)

To all whom it mag concern: Be it known that I, HERBERT E. I WIN, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Galesburg, in the county of Knox and State of Illi-E nois, have in vented certain new and useful Improvements in Elastic-Tread Horseshoes, of which the following is a specification;

This invention relates to improvements in elastic-tread horseshoes, and has for its pri-.

mary object to combine in such a horseshoe simplicity, durability, and a positive engagement of the elastic tread with the metallic shoe.

Another object of my invention is to pro vide an elastic-tread horseshoe so that the animals weight may be borne where it should be that is, on the outer or hoof part, and not on the inner or frog part, of the foot.

A further object of the invention is to provide a soft and elastic cushion for the toe as well as for the heels of the shoe.

A further object of this invention is to construct an elastic-tread horseshoe that may be shaped and fitted to an animals hoof with the same ease and certainty aflorded by the horseshoes of common form.

Another object of my invention is to pro- "vide an elastic-tread horseshoe whereby the rubber tread may be readily renewed, if desired, without removal of the shoe from the foot, which involves expense and labor.

Still a further object of the-invention is to utilize channel-tire stock for the metallic base and rubber strips similar to solid-rubber ve-' hicle-tires for the elastic tread, thereby simplifying the construction and reducing expense.

These and such other objects as may hereinafter appear are attained by the devices illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which I Figure 1 is a view of the under side of a shoe without the elastic tread. Fig. 2 is a view of a rib which is adapted to beinserted in the elastic tread. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional View of the shoe with the elastic tread in place. Fig. 4 is a side view showing the heel and a segment of the elastic-tread horsedrawings.

1 designates the base of a channeled metallic shoe, which extends into upturned heel ends 3, having theirends turned in at 4.

2 represents the side flanges of the metallic base. Rib 6 is adapted to be inserted in a longitudinal passage in the rubber tread 9, which is arranged to be seated in the channeled base or shoe and held in engagement therewith by means of tongues 7 and 11, which extend from the toe and heel portions of rib 6 through openings in the channeled metallic base, thereby locking the tread portion to the channeled shoe. This engagement is also obtained by bending over the-outer flange 2 on the toe side, so as to form a lip, as shown at 5, and by bending over the heel ends, as shown at 4, to bind the tread in the channel of the metallic base. In order that the elastic tread may resist all strains subjected thereto and inorder that it may maintain its stability and render a firm support for the rib, I have embedded longitudinally in the tread and around the passage through which the rib is inserted woven-wire fabric 10, which has the effect of stiffening the rubber and increasing the durability of the .tread. Lips 5 are arranged to pierce the tread and be firmly pressed down .upon the wire fabric, thereby insuring a positive engagement with the tread.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view showing lip 5 at A A of Fig. 1 and tongue 7 at B B of Figs. 1 and 2. I

The metallic horseshoe-base is preferably composed of channel-tire stock similar to that which is commonly used upon vehicle-wheels in connection with rubber tires, and as shown in Fig. 1 is ready. to be nailed to the animals hoof by means of the nail-holes 8.

The elastic tread of the shoe is preferably made as solid vehicle-tires in a strip of any desired length having a uniform thickness, so that the shoe will have an evenly-cushioned surface. By embedding the woven wire 10 in the rubber diagonally, substantially as is shown in Fig. 3that is, by having each wire of the fabric at an angle to and not parallel with the tread sidesthe tread can readily be bent to conform to the U shape of the rib over which it is drawn.

The channeled shoe-base, as shown in Fig. l, is first nailed to the animals hoof, and in order that the tread portion may be positively engaged therewith I provide rib 6 with a tongue 7 or bend the outer channel edge over, so that by inserting the toe part of the tread under the overhanging lip 5 or the'tongue 7 into a hole made for it in the channel side of the base and afterward by bending the heel ends 4: over the rib ends, as shown in Fig. 4, the tread portion is securely held in engagement with the channeled base.

After the tread has becom esufliciently worn it can be easily renewed without removing the channeled base of the shoe from the hoof, which need only be done when the hoof requires trimming and may be replaced again, as it receives no perceptible wear.

It will be observed that my horseshoe embodies economical construction, durability, and simplicity and allows the Weight of the animal to be borne at the proper place.

Changes in the forms of the fastening means as provided in the overhanging lips of the channeled base and in the tongues which engage therewitlnas well as changes in the forms of the woven-wire fabric, may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention, and all such changes are contemplated by the following claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In an elastic-tread horseshoe,a channeled metallic base with perforations therethrough whereby it may be nailed to the animals hoof, an elastic tread having woven wire embedded therein surrounding a rib inserted therethrough and means for securing said tread in the channeled base, substantially as described.

2. In an elastic-tread horseshoe,a channeled metallic base with perforations therethrough whereby it may be nailed to the animals hoof, an elastic tread inserted in the said channel and having a strip of stiffening material inserted therein, the toe end of said elastic tread being held in place by means of inwardly-extending channel-lips 5 adapted to pierce the elastic tread and to be pressed down upon the stiffening material, substantially as described.

3. In an elastic-tread horseshoe,a channeled metallic base with perforations therethrough whereby it may be nailed to the animals hoof, an elastic tread inserted in the said channel and having a fiat rib inserted therethrough, the ends of the said rib being adapted to lie under overhanging heel portions of the metallic base, substantially as described.

4. In an elastic-tread horseshoe,a channeled metallic base with perforations therethrough whereby it may be nailed to the animals hoof, an elastic tread inserted in the said channel and having a flat rib inserted therethrough, the ends of the said rib terminating in tongues 11 adapted to enter holes in the metallic base, substantially as described.

5. In an elastic-tread horseshoe,a channeled metallic base with perforations therethrough whereby it may be nailed to the animals hoof, an elastic tread inserted in the said channel and having a flat rib inserted therethrough provided with a tongue 7 adapted to enter a hole in the channel side 2 at the toe of the metallic base, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HERBERT E. IRWIN.

Witnesses:

J. H. LESEY, A. S. HAMILTON. 

